ANDERSON MEMORIAL HOSP., INC. v. HAGEN

No. 2162.

443 S.E.2d 399 (1994)

ANDERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC., Appellant, v. Samuel Andrew HAGEN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of South Carolina.

Decided April 4, 1994.

Rehearing Denied May 17, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Kirven and Todd R. Davidson, both of Watkins, Vandiver, Kirven, Gable & Gray, Anderson, for appellant.

Thomas E. Hite, Jr., of Hite & Pruitt, Abbeville, for respondent.


BELL, Judge:

This is an action on an account stated. Anderson Memorial Hospital, Inc., sued Samuel Andrew Hagen to recover for $62,089.63 worth of hospital services provided to Hagen's deceased wife. The circuit court found Hagen was not liable for his wife's medical expenses, holding the Hospital was barred from bringing a claim against him, since it failed first to institute an action against the wife's estate. The Hospital appeals. We affirm.

The wife was...

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